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The DA in Tshwane has welcomed the approval to lease the Rooiwal and Pretoria West power stations to independent power producers.

How much electricity do you use in three months? Charlotte Maxeke Hospital has racked up a massive bill of R387,5million

The Scopa hearings into Eskom corruption are revealing just how bad the problem is — and how little Bheki Cele has done about it

The High Court in Pretoria orders government to ensure that hospitals, clinics, schools, and police stations are exempted from load shedding.

South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy ("DMRE") has removed requirements for independent power producers ("IPPs") to hold generation licences to produce electricity...

South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy ("DMRE") has removed requirements for independent power producers ("IPPS") to hold…

South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy ("DMRE") has removed requirements for independent power producers ("IPPs") to hold generation licences to produce electricity in an effort to rapidly add much needed generation capacity.

Claims Eskom can be fixed in 12 months are pure fantasy, an underestimation of the almost intractable problems at the state-owned entity (SOE) and just how difficult it is to tackle corrupt vested interests linked to the governing ANC, writes William Gumede.

Speaking to CapeTalk on Monday morning, David Walwyn, a University of Pretoria professor of technology management, said that available evidence showed that the situation at Eskom was indicative of it having lost control of its coal-fired power stations.

South Africa has been divided for too long by populist politicians and by factional politics, writes Mmusi Maimane who posits that it's time for a new politics - a politics that is built on radical centrism and on real solutions for everyday South Africans.